Disobedience Archive is a collection of film works exploring the relationship between art and political action. These works examine how resistance movements are translated into moving images as a form of artistic visual activism.
The exhibition presents 36 films, divided into four thematic sections. During the Art Matter Festival, you have the opportunity to see all 36 films, as the program changes on May 20.
Through historical, geographical, and social perspectives, the films map out various artistic resistance strategies from the 1970s to the present. This multi-faceted history of political demands insists on art and visual culture as crucial elements in the fight for a better world.
Screening Periods:
March 19 – May 19 2025: Diaspora Activism & Radical Ecologies
Artists: Atelier Impopulaire, Ursula Biemann, Bani Khoshnoudi, LIMINAL & Border Forensics, Angela Melitopoulos, Daniela Ortiz, Tita Salina & Irwan Ahmett, Sim Chi Yin, Pınar Öğrenci, Navjot Altaf, Ravi Agarwal, Atelier d’Architecture Autogérée (AAA), Mao Chenyu, Critical Art Ensemble, Sanjay Kak, Karrabing Film Collective, Oliver Ressler, Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas.
March 19 – May 19 2025: Diaspora Activism & Radical Ecologies
Artists: Atelier Impopulaire, Ursula Biemann, Bani Khoshnoudi, LIMINAL & Border Forensics, Angela Melitopoulos, Daniela Ortiz, Tita Salina & Irwan Ahmett, Sim Chi Yin, Pınar Öğrenci, Navjot Altaf, Ravi Agarwal, Atelier d’Architecture Autogérée (AAA), Mao Chenyu, Critical Art Ensemble, Sanjay Kak, Karrabing Film Collective, Oliver Ressler, Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas.
May 20 – August 10 2025: Gender Disobedience and Insurgent Communities
Artists: Ege Berensel, Simone Cangelosi, Seba Calfuqueo, Marcelo Expósito & Nuria Vila, Maria Galindo & Mujeres Creando, Barbara Hammer, Sara Jordenö, Carlos Motta, Güliz Saglam, Chto Delat, Ali Essafi, Grupo de Arte Callejero, Grupo Etcétera…, Alberto Grifi, Khaled Jarrar, Paloma Polo, Roy Samah, Mohanad Yaqubi.
Artists: Ege Berensel, Simone Cangelosi, Seba Calfuqueo, Marcelo Expósito & Nuria Vila, Maria Galindo & Mujeres Creando, Barbara Hammer, Sara Jordenö, Carlos Motta, Güliz Saglam, Chto Delat, Ali Essafi, Grupo de Arte Callejero, Grupo Etcétera…, Alberto Grifi, Khaled Jarrar, Paloma Polo, Roy Samah, Mohanad Yaqubi.
Source: Kunsthal Charlottenborg